(Lowe) Continuity Errors--Why Blazers and Pacers Might Have to Start Over

[magnifier661]

Well obviously you try to get Durant but Butler would be so much more realistic.

I know Durant seems like the loyal type, but if OKC fails again, he's going to bolt. If other teams that are possibly more appealing like Lakers, NY, etc because of market are over cap then we have a great shot

 

[BonesJones]

Lakers and Knicks will bother have max cap space. They don't have anyone good to resign, plus Kobe comes off the books for the Lakers, and we'll have to compete with Washington, Dallas, and Miami as well.

 

[oldmangrouch]

You know what is consistent... the glass is always half full or half empty and nobody changes their opinion on the matter.

True - but the substance IN the glass changes.

 

[Rhal]

Spare us your small-town paranoia. Chad Lowe is a total basketball nerd AND a Blazers fan.

Zach Lowe isn't a Blazer fan. He liked us last year before Mathews went down but the year before he wouldn't ever talk about us as even a top team in the west and he regularly dismissed the team in his podcasts with Bill Simmons an articles. He does love LA and rightfully so but if we didn't have the #1 FA in this years class I doubt he would be talking much about us at all.

 

[Sinobas]

I'd go for Hibbert if he didn't shoot such a low percentage inside. His inside shooting percentage is abysmal for a guy 7'2. And he's not any more fleet-a-foot than Lopez, so I'd rather retain Robin since he can finish. Hibbert would be ok, but not for 15 mil.

 

[Tunchi]

Durant would never come here we told him he's not good enough to be the first pick. He'd be damned to even pick up our call, besides let's worry about keeping our own star lol

 

[Rhal]

Durant would never come here we told him he's not good enough to be the first pick. He'd be damned to even pick up our call, besides let's worry about keeping our own star lol

Durant does seem still butthurt about going #2.

 

[magnifier661]

Durant would never come here we told him he's not good enough to be the first pick. He'd be damned to even pick up our call, besides let's worry about keeping our own star lol

If you think Durant is that weak minded to overlook who didn't pick him, even if they were his best chance to get a title, then you don't think to highly of him.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

if you rebuild you keep the 19 year old defensive stud with all star potential depending on his offensive development, not the 25 year old solid center who will likely not be much more than what he is now.

Odd, then, that the team who is confident that they can re-sign their big-name FA is the Nets.

 

[magnifier661]

Hibbert and the Pacers are at the epicenter of the new NBA — the NBA of shorter contracts, constant roster turnover, and smaller ball. Even in a down, despondent season, Hibbert was a plus rim protector — a crucial NBA skill. Opponents shot just 42.6 percent on close shots when Hibbert was nearby, one of the best marks in the league for a frontline defender, per NBA.com. Team officials with access to secret-sauce stats tell me that number masks some slippage, but even so, Hibbert’s strength remains strong. He has value.

Second best in the league last season, even with his head in the clouds.

 

[riverman]

You know what is consistent... the glass is always half full or half empty and nobody changes their opinion on the matter.

There's also a broken glass contigency

 

[Darkwebs]

Durant does seem still butthurt about going #2.

Then he should get more fiber in his diet.

 

[magnifier661]

Hibbert and the Pacers are at the epicenter of the new NBA — the NBA of shorter contracts, constant roster turnover, and smaller ball. Even in a down, despondent season, Hibbert was a plus rim protector — a crucial NBA skill. Opponents shot just 42.6 percent on close shots when Hibbert was nearby, one of the best marks in the league for a frontline defender, per NBA.com. Team officials with access to secret-sauce stats tell me that number masks some slippage, but even so, Hibbert’s strength remains strong. He has value.

Second best in the league last season,